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Thursday, January 21, 2010

In the past week, I've received several suspicious emails asking for donations to help Haiti. Two of them appeared to be from the American Red Cross, but there were many misspellings in the text. It's unfortunate that people are trying to scam others during such a tragedy, but they are. So if you plan to donate, be careful. Make sure you are choosing an organization that can be trusted.

So many organizations are providing relief to Haiti, that if you want to help, it's difficult to know the best place to give a donation. I was going to provide a list, but there are already many lists on the Internet. So, the following is mainly a list of lists.

1. Network for Good is a website that provides links to charitable organizations. It also gives some information on what each organization does. http://www.networkforgood.org/

2. KBUR is an area radio station that has provided a list of links to charities. I would guess that websites for local radio stations, TV stations, and newspapers around the country are providing the same kinds of links.

4. Donation efforts even show up in the most unexpected places. For instance, if you play Zoo World on Facebook, you can make a donation of $1.00 through a Paypal account. For that dollar, you get a Haitian Relief Flamingo for your zoo as well as 2 Wildlife Points.

The people of Haiti need your support, just make sure you're donating to an organization that will get that support to them. Keep in mind that they're going to need support for many years to come. Many donations have been given, but also consider giving again in a month or in three months or a year. The devastation of this earthquake and its aftershocks will be felt for a long time to come.

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I'm a retired high school math teacher, having taught for 32 years. I have a B.S. Degree in Mathematics Education and an M.S. Degree in Education with teaching certifications in Mathematics, English, World History, Sociology, Psychology, General Science, and Physical Science.